#1 - Advanced Prehospital Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Which level of EMS provider provides immediate lifesaving care to critical patients?

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Which level of EMS provider provides basic emergency medical care?

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)

Which level of EMS provider provides basic and limited advanced emergency medical care?

Paramedic

Which level of EMS provider provides advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients?

public education, health promotion, illness/injury prevention

What three emerging roles is a Paramedic involved with?

community paramedicine

What paramedic role functions outside customary emergency response and transport roles?

critical care transport (CCT)

Which scope of medicine involves vehicles moving critically injured or acutely ill patients between facilities?

helicopter air ambulance (HAA)

Which role involves a helicopter staffed with medical crew members, responding to both scene and IFT calls?

tactical EMS

Which role involves medics being crossed trained as police officers and performing life-saving care in dangerous environments?

mobile integrated health care

Which role involves providing care on scene without transport to the hospital?

industrial medicine

Which role involves safety inspections, accident prevention, employee medical screening, etc., at a company?

event medicine

Which role involves providing urgent and nonemergency care at large gatherings such as auto races, sporting games, music festivals, etc.?

sports medicine

Which role involves injury prevention and treats injuries specific to sports?

corrections medicine

Which role involves initial prisoner medical intake and overseeing medical needs and emergencies of a prison population?

hospital emergency departments

Which area involves assisting medical and nursing staff with skills and responsibilities within a paramedic's scope of practice?